[name]Darcy[/name] is unisex but I’ve only ever heard it used on girls
[name]How[/name] does [name]Darcy[/name] being the character’s surname make the association less masculine? If anything, the surname factor means the name can’t be 100% girl. [name]Just[/name] because a name ends in a vowel sound does not make it feminine. [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Anthony[/name] end in vowel sounds. Does that make [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Anthony[/name] feminine?
I never understand the arguments for boy names being feminine- lots of contradictions
Yes the surname thing doesn’t make sense because he’s almost exclusively referred to as Mr. [name]Darcy[/name] or just [name]Darcy[/name]. His first name is only mentioned twice in the book. I haven’t watched the movie in years but I don’t remember it ever being said. So for all intents and purposes, the character’s name is [name]Darcy[/name]
If it’s his surname that means it’s not his first name, which means the connection as a male first name is not there. Surnames are used for males and females as first names, some more than others.
[name]Bennet[/name] is the girls last name, but that doesn’t make it feel feminine to me 
What makes it a girls name to me personally is that it sounds like [name]Darby[/name] and [name]Marcy[/name] and I’ve only known girls with the name.
My own husbands name ends in a vowel sounds so that’s certainly not a major factor, but it’s definitely more common for female names to end in y’s, especially not counting nicknames ([name]Tommy[/name], [name]Billy[/name], etc.).
If I met a boy with the name it would surprise me but not as much as a boy named [name]Mary[/name] or [name]Jane[/name]. In all honesty, I like it better than thousands of other names for boys ([name]Lloyd[/name] anyone? bleh)
I see [name]Darcy[/name] as a girl’s name.
@kala_way Surnames are patronymic. Women don’t have their own surnames. They have their fathers (or their grandfathers if their mum never married and kept her maiden name) and then their husbands when they marry. [name]Hence[/name] the belief that surnames are masculine. Particularly so with occupation surnames,for example…[name]Archer[/name]. Wouldn’t have found many female archers running around.
But in terms of gender,I’m the same as you, have only ever known of female Darcys’.
I love the idea of [name]Darcy[/name] as a boy name due to P+P, but I consider it a girl’s name and wouldn’t actually use it on a boy.
I love it as a boys name! [name]Darcy[/name] on a girl brings to mind a bitchy cheerleader from the 90s but boy [name]Darcy[/name] sounds like an adorable British lad. I also much prefer [name]Darby[/name] on a boy. [name]Darcy[/name]/[name]Darby[/name] reminds me way more of [name]Harry[/name]/[name]Harvey[/name]/[name]Marty[/name]/[name]Henry[/name] than [name]Marci[/name]/[name]Jenny[/name]/[name]Mary[/name].
Also, I don’t really like pride and prejudice so I like it with our without the Mr.[name]Darcy[/name] connection.
I think it would work brilliantly for either. I think for a girl it would be [name]Darcey[/name]? As a teacher, that’s the only way I’ve ever seen it spelt for girls…
I’ve known several girls named [name]Darcy[/name]. Totally a girl’s name to me!
Unisex, but personally I [name]LOVE[/name] it for a girl.
I agree with pretty much everyone: [name]Darcy[/name] is truly unisex. I do prefer it on a boy, though.
Unisex. I like [name]Darcy[/name] on a boy and [name]Darcey[/name] on a girl.
The only [name]Darcy[/name] I know is female, but it would strike me as rather cool and gutsy on a boy.
The only ones I’ve known have been female. I don’t think I’d like it on a boy. Seems like too much pressure to be tough or cool because if they’re not, their name will be an added burden.
I always think of girls when I hear [name]Darcy[/name], but I read a book years ago about a jaded boy named [name]Darcy[/name]. He was a great kid, just had a rather hard life. I like it on a boy, but it takes some getting used to.
It sounds very feminine to me so I’d say it’s a girls name.
Unisex leaning toward masculine. D’Arcy is how I would spell it for a boy, a little more manly ( and yes it is a real accepted spelling, not kre8tyve)
Boys boys boys.
Wow, lots of great responses! Thank you Berries 
It seems that most people think of it as unisex but a lot have only ever seen/heard of it on girls. Interesting! I’ve never met one of either gender actually, so I’m glad people chimed in on that.
@quinntheeskimo- I agree with you, Mr. [name]Darcy[/name] to me is the “ultimate man” and he IS a lot to live up to! But I don’t think that would stop me from using it one day… I guess it would be similar if you named a child after your mother or best friend?
@nat108, @kala_way- I don’t recall him ever going by [name]Fitzwilliam[/name] either. I actually had to Google it to find his first name :p. So yes, that’s probably why it seems more masculine than, say, [name]Bennet[/name] seems feminine. But true that surnames are technically unisex.
@hayley88- interesting thought. I guess that’s why a lot of surname names (traditionally) seem more masculine.